Got some bio-bricks for Christmas

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They Call Me Pete

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Nov 18, 2007
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My mom and step-father got me two packages to try for overnight burns in the wood stove. Guess I'll give them a shot tonight.
 
Check out the manufacturer's website for instructions:

http://www.biopellet.net/

I am nearly two tons into my learning curve with BioBricks. I like the product a whole lot. I suggest you start with 5 or 6 bricks. From my experience (and others' comments too) you don't get adequate heat with 3 or 4 bricks. I'd be real cautious about going over 6 until you find how they burn in your stove as they have a lot of energy in a small size and over fire could be a risk. Good luck.....
 
Anyone know the best place to purchase Biobricks ?? Or is the price set as in no discounts available?
 
only 1 guy in nj called sos stoves in hackettstown but id call them soon the later in the winter the harder to find.
 
Well I load up 6 of them about 9:30 and by 4AM they were gone. Threw some kindling in and loaded up the stove with some oak. I'm going to try putting 3 more in tonight.
 
They Call Me Pete said:
Well I load up 6 of them about 9:30 and by 4AM they were gone. Threw some kindling in and loaded up the stove with some oak. I'm going to try putting 3 more in tonight.


How did they do pete??
 
pete how where they
 
heffergm said:
I've been burning them for a little bit now. I dig 'em. They heat the house.

video is private..... cant watch.
 
NHJAKE said:
I'm interested in hearing how they work, thinking about trying some for the wife when I'm at work for 24 hours.

I could'nt find the biobricks - ended up with Eco Brix instead. 1st batch I bought back in october was junk, but the 2nd batch I got in we're awesome. I'm now running them 24x7. In the morning I set up my stove with a bunch of them along with an "envirolog" (read: really expensive compressed food grade cardboard log), light it off, and that'll burn in my stove for a good 6 or 7 hours. Mid afternoon, my wife literally just opens the door, pitches in 2 or 3 bricks, closes it and walks away. I come home, scrape the coaling stuff forward, and reload for the night.

They do take some finagling to get just right, but once you have it, they work pretty good.
 
Dang, what did you do this last year? When I was bad I at least got big lumps of coal :)

pen
 
I started using BioBlocks this year. I like them very much and it is great when I work long days to come home to a warm home. It took awhile to get used to how to dampen them to allow them to burn without smoldering. When Im home I work in my cordwood, but I am on the go a lot with my job, so this BioBlock works great.
 
They are great! I load up 12-15 at a time in my Mansfield. 12 packed tight with each other with little gaps. The the other three I throw in loose. They do an amazing job and throw some real heat. Many worrie about overfire, but I find that as long as you control the air and you do not have a leaky stove the risk is minimal. It took a while for me to get the guts to load it with as many bricks as I do, but now that I am where I am I could not be happier.
 
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